Deadline: 04 October, 2021
Location: Yaounde, Cameroon
Plan International is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Account Assistant.
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls
Responsibilities
- Participate in the budgeting process and ensure that operational plans are consistent with the approved budgets
- Process payment vouchers and journal vouchers through GL on time and in accordance with the operations manual
- Monitor project budget entries in programme management software and keep records of budget modification
- Encode accrual accounting entries in accordance with the accrual accounting plan of action
- Record all documents sent out of finance department to the appropriate ledger for traceability
- Attend to coordination meetings/seminars on project grants and relevant information
- Facilitate all payments in the field during various activities
- Analyse and reconcile project expenditures
- Systematically file all disbursement vouchers/journal vouchers no later than the following month, with all supporting documents attached and duly stamped with ‘PAID’, date and check number indicated
- Prepare and submit donor financial reports on time as per the agreement with donor(s) in collaboration with the country accountant
- Prepare and submit monthly cash reconciliation of the bank account
- Prepare the bank reconciliation at the end of each month
- Scan and submit vouchers alongside the financial report
- Ensure that Plan International’s child protection policy and related procedures are adhered to in all aspects of work
- Perform other tasks assigned by supervisor
- Ensure Plan International’s gender policy is properly implemented especially through the day to day work
Requirements
- HND or BTS in Accounting, Finance, Management, Economics
- One year, minimum, of experience in a similar role
- Good experience in project reporting
- Good in using Microsoft Excel
- Excellent written and spoken English and French
- Calmness under pressure and in difficult situations
To apply and for more information, click here.
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